Combination car-stake.



No. 833,978. i PATBNTBD 0011.23, 1906.

R. V. sAGE. A COMBINATION CAR STAKE.

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I used onI the inside orfutside of old'cars .UNITED y STATE s.

PATENT VoEiIcE.

i RALPHV. SAGE, OE WEsTMoNT, PENNSYLVANIA.

" yczolvlBlrNAi- ION CARA-STAM.

^ No.e33,978. l

Specification of Letters Patent. I l

' Patented oct. V2:5, 190e.

To all whom it may con/cern;

- Be it .known that I, 'RALPHl V. SAGE, ra citizen ofthe-United States, residing in the borough of Westmont, in thecount of Cambria and Stateof Pennsylvania,- vave i invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Car-Stakes; and I do hereby declare the followin to be a full, l clear, and exact description o the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

l 1 Myinvention consists in general of a combination car-stake comprising a xed portion and an adjustabley portion mounted to lproject above the sides of thev car to retain lig ,nary stationary sta therein, which yis particularly adapted .t'o bey which are already Iprovided the ordi-A My proved stake is so arranged that a portion'of it can be readily. and easily made t'or bulky lading, such as lumber, bark,

structural material, or. any other kind ofI goods which extend above the sides of the car. l My invention is particularly adapted for use' on what is known as gondola cars, and

for` thesake. of simplicity in descri tion I lmay be used on other cars.

will conne my illustration and speci cation tof this form, althoughA improved'stake My "nventlon 1n general consists of an exvvterior .hollow stake or envelopwhich may atter can "be adjusted to any height de. -sired within its limits, the extension portion* be made of pressed or rolled metal, fastened to the sides" of the ca r. Ins'ide of this en velop is' arranged ran extension-stake com-' posedof an I-bea'm or similar`section,'wh'ich of saidstake' being -provided'with means to .prevent its loss by neglect, accident, or theft. The envelop portion of my stake as herein illustrated is substantially trou vh-sh'aped section, with outwardly-exten ing ii'anges,`

:Whichare firmly secured against the sides offthe`car, the cross-section.of said lenvelop er1 body portion of my stake .bein substantially square or rectangulaiwit slightly-y rounded corners. Thisexterior-.sta e for 'envelo' lretains. the extensible portionuboth' in its oweredfand in its extendedpositi'ons.

Means are alsojprovided'foi securingthe ex-l tended1 portion" of .the stake at `various.'

heights, dependent-upon the requirements of he lading, and the top of the extension-'stake 'tion raised to its full height.

'tion raised ,to its full height.

is` `Vfmnishedwitha'. protecting--cal --to vkeep operation. Aroun the shank of this protecting-cap rope or wire or other flexible material maybe wound, extending lfrom one stake to its companion stake on the opposite side of the ca rtoassist in holding same and the lading in position.

Having thus iven a general description of my invention, Fwill now in order to make the matter morel'clear refer .to the annexed two sheetsof drawings, which form part of this specification, and in which like characters refer to like parts.. y l

Figure 1 is aside elevationV of a portion of :the outside of a wooden ondola car, showing my improved stake Wit its extension por cross-section through the side of a car, showing my stake in side elevation, the extension the hollow envelo and obstructing the i' Fig. 2 is -a portion in this figure being also raised to its full height, this section being taken on the line II Il of Fig. -1. horizontal section on the line III III .of

1. Fi .4is anenlar edsectionalelevationo a part o my stake, ta enintheline Il II of Fig, -1. Fig. 5 is an 4enlarged sectional'elevation on the line V'V of Fig. 4, showing the top" of4 Fig. 3is an enlar ed'.

my exterior stake or envelop and the posif.

tion off'thellower part of the extension portion when it is raised to its lfull height. Fig.

6 is a sectional( side elevation of a portion of the inside of a wooden ondolacar, showing my improved stake Wit its-extension por- Fi 7 is a cross-section through the side o showing my improved stake in side eleva- .tion, the extension portion in this figure bea car,

ing also rais/ed to its full height, the section.

being taken* on the line VII of Fig. 6. Fig.'8 is. an enlarged horizontal section on the li'ne VIII VIII'of Fig. 6.l Fig.' 9 isan lenlarged sectional elevation'ofa art of .my jstakelon part of the lineVII Vll) 10 is an enlarged sectional elevation'on the line XX of Fig. 9, showing the top of myexterior stake or envelop and the `position of of Fig. 6.; I

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the lower part of the extension 'portion .when it is raised toits full height.

A Referring now to the variousjcharacters of refereice on the drawings, 1 islfthe exterior portion or envelop of my side stake, which is secured to the sides of they carI 14 by-means of the U-shaped Vbolts 1,3, whichpass through thenotches `7 inthe flanges 3 3 and through l, corresponding holes inthe sides of the car.

thevextensionportio vof-vmy stake,' l

\ which is shown as of l-beam section, inserted are of sui-lilcient width to give a good bearing against the car side and are provided with notches 7 7 and the extension portion er' the stake is provided with holes 9 9, which may be caused to register with the holes 6 6 Lh the ilat'portions 2 2 of the hollow stake 1, The

eXtension-stake may be secured in different dust, water, snow, ice,

tended position positions by inserting the bolt 4 in the holes aforesaid, said bolt being temporarily secured in position by means oi the cotter 5.

1() is a lug or flat piece of metal secured to the lower portion of the extension-stake to serve as a stop to prevent the complete with drawal of same', and to assist `in this a T-y shaped piece of metal 11 is secured to the interior oi' the envelop, as shown. Upon drawing 'the extension-stake up to its full hei ht "the projection 1() abuts against the inwar yextending portion of the Tfshapedbar 11, which thus stops the extension-stake rfrom being entirely withdrawn, thereby preventing its-loss through carelessness or otherwise.

Owing to this construction, the stake is always ready for use, and the expense and delayl connected with 'supplying temporary stakes of wood is eliminated:

On the top of my extension-stakeS I secure a protecting-capk provided with' a shank, as shown, which when the stake is inlits eX- serves for the 4attachment of Wire, rope, or other ilexible material extend ing from one stake toits companion stake on the o posite side of the car to help in retaining t e lading. The protectingt-)caplZ also serves as a convenient means y which to pull the stake upward when required.

'Wire is indicated at 16 Figs. 2 and 'Z oi the drawings.

The protectie cap 12 is so designed and arranged that i. en the extension portion of the stake is in its lowered position said cap rests upon and Jforms a sort of roof with edges which project downwardly over the to of the envelop, thus serving to prevent ein ers,

&c., from lodging within the envelop, which would cause damage or obstruction tol the operation of the stake. This cap 12 also serves as a convenvient handheld for withdrawing the stake `from its lowered positionwhen desired and f is an important and particular feature of my invention.

The spacing of the holes 6 in the envelop and the holes 9 in the extension-.stake is so ar ranged that the extension portion may be adj-usted in height, beginning at ene-inch intervals and continuing thereafter at' twoinch intervals, until the'extension portion is plied to the sides of a car,

withdrawn as far as the stop will permit. The protecting-cap 12 of the extension-stake is provided with a flange 17, projecting from its lower portion, which holds thestake in its lowered position by resting on the upper surface of the T-shaped bar 11, as shown in Figs. 5 and 10.

It should be noted that my improved stake is readily adapted to be attached to the insides or outsides of existing cars, as the stationary portion oi same does not extend below the car-iloor, although the extension. por tion of same may project below and abut against the adjoining sill, all as indicated on the drawings.

Although I have described my stake as apit may also be used en the ends, if desired.

In the various drawings, 15 represents a car-sill, 18 the car-floor, and in Fig. 7, 19 indicates a notch or oV ening in the car-iloor to permit the lower en oi the extension portion 8 to pass therethrough to assume its lowered position.

It should be especially noted that the trough-sha ed envelop with its projecting flan es an the lll-,beam extension portion are oth particularly well adapted to serve the purposes intended in an economical and efficient manner.

My improved stake also'has the advantage that it is always ready for use when required, thus obviating the expense and delay oi supplying and fitting temporary stakes for vhigh ia ing.

Although I have shown, illustrated, and

described my inventionin connection with the inside and outside of a wooden gmidola car, l wish it understood that it is equally applicable to metal cars, .the only change re quired being in the length and arrangement of the 'fastening bolts or rivets, as may be readily understood.

I make the exterior portion or envelop of my'ear-stake of trough-shaped section open on one side, as this is a particularly strong form and one that is'eapable of bein y rolled 'ci iron vor steel or pressed from a sing e plate or sheet of metal.

l prefer to make my hollow stake of substantially rectangular cross-section, having rounded corners, as shown, and with eutwardlyeprojectin flanges 3 3, which iianges are comparativey narrow for the sake o'fi economy, but of suilicient width to provide a good bearing a einst the car side, against which they are firmly held by the U-bolts, as

In order that'the U-bolts may it snugly around the body portion oi the hollow sta re, notches 7 7T are cut in the flanges, and these notches also serve to retain the stake vertically in position, or, in other Words, to prvent it from moving up or down. j

The cap 12 is shown by dotted lines in its loworo'd position in Fig. o, from whioh io moy be seen that this ca projects outwardly over the trough-shape section, and also has downward projections. which serve as a further protectionvand insure that no exi traneous material can lodge Within the hollow stake when the cap is down.

Althouglil l have shown and described my 'improvements in considerable detail, I do not wish to Ibe limited tothe exact and speciic detailsxshown and described, but may v.use such` substitutions, modifications, or

l -'equvalents thereof as are embraced within the scope of my' invention or as ypointed out in the claims. ,x Y.

Having thusdescribed my invention, what 7. LI claim, and desire to secure by'Letters Patentfis- 1. Acar-stake comprising a trough-shaped section with narrow integral side flanges proj ecting therefrom, notches in the edges of said. anges, U-bolts passing' around said stake j and throughthe notches aforesaid for the purpose of securing said stake tothe car side,

an adjustable metallicA stake mounted within the opening of the troughfshaped stake and `means for securing said., adjustable stake in various positions therein'as desired. p j I '2; A car-stake comprising a troughhaped section extending from the top of th'e car side assing around the said stake to the car side, an adjustable metallicstake mounted within the opening 'of the trough-shaped stake and means for securing said adjustable stake in various positions y therein as desired.

. top of the car side to t v45.v

y' said n trough-shaped section, notches in the l .signature in the presence of two witnesses.

3. A'A car-stake comprising a trough-shaped section extendingl aplproximately from' the e level of the car-Hoor,

narrow integral side {ianges projecting from edges of said ianges, U-bolts passing around the body portion of said stake and through the notches aforesaid for the urpose of securin'g said stake to the car si e, an adjustabley ",metallic stake of .I-beam section located i -within 'the 'opening of thetr'ough-shaped section extending approximatel stake aforesaid, and means for securing saidadjustable I-beam stake in various positions therein as desired.A j v.

4. A'c'ar-stake comprising atrough-shaped from the top ofthe car side to the level of t e car-oor,

'narrow integral' sideanges proj ecting from .said trough-shaped section, notches in the edges of said anges, U-bolts passing around the body portion of said stake and `through the notches aforesaid for the urpose of securj ing said stake to the car si e, an adjustable metallic stake of I-beam section located within the o ening of trough-shaped stake aforesaid, ho es'in the op ositel sides of the said trough-shaped sta e, corresponding holes inthe-side of the trough-sha ed stake,

istering holes, whereby the adjustable stake may be held in various .positions as desired.

5.4 car-stake comprising a trough-shaped section with narrow integral side flanges pro.- jecting therefrom,.means for securing said' trough-shaped section to the car sidel an adjustable metallic stake locatedA within the opening ofthe trough-shaped ,stake aforesaid, a ca mounted on the'upper end of said adjustab e stake, said cap being provided with projections and anges' to overlap, cover-and protect the opening in the top of the trough-shaped section when the adjust able stake is in its lowered position.. L

' V6. A car-stake comprising a xed vportion `of trough-shaped section secured to the car side, an adjustable portion mounted therein and provided with a cap at lits u per end, said cap having a shank around w ch iiexilin its lowered position.

Inftestimo'ny whereof .I hereto affix RALPH V. SAGE.

Witnesses:

- CYRUS E. BROWN, ELMER SEAVE'Y.

-holes in the body portion of 'the adjustable Y 'metallic stake adapted to registerwith the and a bolt adapted to pass throug said 're'g' ble material such as wire, &c.', may bese- 

